By Lenie Lectura - March 7, 2019
THE Department of Energy (DOE) has
issued the green light to 11 power firms to proceed with the conduct of a grid
impact study (GIS) on their planned power projects with over 1,200 megawatts
(MW) of capacity.
A clearance for the conduct of a
grid impact study is necessary for a power firm before it can proceed with the
construction of its power project.
Included in the list are the Battery
Energy Storage (BES) system (BES) projects of SMCGP Philippines Energy Storage
Co. Ltd., totaling 200 MW.
SMCGP plans to put up 20 MW of BES
each in Bohol; Compostela, Cebu; Conception, Tarlac; Lumban, Laguna; Pagadian,
Zamboanga del Sur; Samboan, Cebu; Tabango, Leyte; and in Mactan, Cebu.
It will also install a 10-MW BES in
Masinloc, Zambales; and a 30-MW BES in Zamboanga.
SN Aboitiz Power Magat Inc. also
plans to put up a BES, with a 20-MW capacity in Isabela.
Global Business Power Corp. and
Monte Solar Energy Inc. also have plans to put up their BES—6 MW in Toledo,
Cebu; and 5 MW in Bais, Negros Oriental, respectively.
The list includes the 120-MW
geothermal power project of Aragorn Power & Energy Corp.; 300-MW
manufacturing plant of Steel Asia Lemery Works Inc.; and the 3 x135-MW
coal plant of FDC Utilities Inc. The latter’s renewable-energy arm—FDC
Renewables Corp.—plans to install a 26-MW hydro plant in Pangasinan.
Other projects cleared for the
conduct of a GIS are the 60-MW and 58-MW hydropower plants of Violago Gold
Development Corp. in Tabuk, Kalinga.
Solar Valley Energy Solutions Inc.
also plans to install a 130-MW solar plant in Isabela.
GT Energy Corp. and Bases Conversion
and Development Authority plan to put up 18 MW of bunker-fired power plant in
Samar and a 69-kilovolt transmission line in Concepcion, Tarlac, respectively.
Their applications for the conduct
of GIS were approved by the DOE in January and February this year.
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